ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The No. 21 Gators were shutout at No. 7 Michigan Tuesday evening, falling 7-0. The loss marks UF's second of the 2025 non-conference slate, after the Gators fell 4-1 to No. 22 LSU on Sunday Feb. 2.  

Despite the final score, Florida fought hard against the top-10 Wolverines. The Gators rallied in in the doubles category with two courts being forced into extra games. Michigan started doubles play with a victory on court three, as Lily Jones and Ava Bruno defeated Nikola Daubnerova and Noémie Oliveras 6-2.
 
On courts one and two, UF made it a tall task for the Wolverines to close out with both matches being knotted at 5-5. Alicia Dudeney and Bente Spee saw success in their net play but Michigan found a way to mitigate their dominance up front, ultimately closing out 7-5. When play concluded on court one to give UM the doubles point, Rachel Gailis and Talia Neilson-Gatenby found themselves with an 6-5 advantage over Julia Fliegner and Reese Miller.
 
Singles play proved to be an even bigger uphill battle for Florida as they fell in straight sets on courts two through six. Gailis was the only Gator who secured a set off the Wolverines on Tuesday evening, taking her second set 6-3. Gailis fell 6-2 in her initial set against Fliegner before making a comeback effort in the second to force a match tiebreaker. The last court out ultimately finished in favor of Michigan with a final score of 6-2, 3-6, 10-6.
 
FINAL RESULTS:
Final Singles Results:
1. Julia Fliegner (MICH) def. Rachel Gailis (UF) 6-2, 3-6, 10-6
2. Piper Charney (MICH) def. #18 Alicia Dudeney (UF) 6-4, 6-4
3. Lily Jones (MICH) def. #40 Talia NeilsonGatenby (UF) 6-4, 6-1
4. Emily Sartz-Lunde (MICH) def. Nikola Daubnerova (UF) 6-0, 6-1
5. Reese Miller (MICH) def. Bente Spee (UF) 6-0, 6-2
6. Jessica Bernales (MICH) def. Noemie Oliveras (UF) 6-4, 6-4
Order of finish: 4, 5, 3, 6, 2, 1 

Final Doubles Results:
1. Piper Charney/Jessica Bernales (MICH) def. Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee (UF) 7-5
2. Julia Fliegner/Reese Miller (MICH) vs. #49 Rachel Gailis/Talia NeilsonGatenby (UF) 5-6, unfinished
3. Lily Jones/Ava Bruno (MICH) def. Nikola Daubnerova/Noemie Oliveras (UF) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 1

UP NEXT:
Florida is now slated to get on the road and travel to Georgia Southern on Sunday, Feb. 9. The match will begin at 10 a.m. in Statesboro, Ga.

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FLORIDA IN THE RANKS:
The Gators currently sit at No. 21 in the ITA rankings and No. 4 in the SEC preseason coaches' poll. UF is also represented in the doubles category with Alicia Dudeney and Rachel Gailis sitting at No. 3.

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